Salsiology

Download or read book Salsiology written by Vernon Boggs and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1992-03-23 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a history of salsa, showing how Afro-Cuban music was embraced in New York City and how it has undergone cycles of popularity and been replicated abroad. From its roots in Cuba through present-day Salsa clubs, the author provides a tour of a popular music form that has had a significant impact on the Latin community as well as contemporary musicians and composers. Extensively illustrated with photographs of the bands and clubs as well as the key leaders and promoters, the book also contains interviews with top performers and others instrumental in making salsa what it is today.